So this Dragonsbane Empire game is really coming along. We’ve added a new player to the group. An old buddy who’s always been into D&D, and has tested out 4e with another group, has decided to play a cleric of Pelor. Yeah, I know, that fits into the story perfectly. He didn’t really get to do much during the first session, but we did get him into the group plot-wise. The tournament was awesome fun, and the “changes” to my gnome…well…that’s been pretty fun too. I feel like Tock/Lola gets to be a gnome again.
Tock’s circumstances had gotten very serious as of late, and while gnomes are very open about their emotions, one shouldn’t go on feeling blue for a prolonged period. It was also an important change, because it felt like although he had obeyed the luck of the draw without question, that was not at all Sehanine’s will. She asks that her followers make their own destiny and let nothing tie them down, and Tock had grown practically dependent on the cards to decide for him. Until the moment he had to choose.
Lola is a different person. She doesn’t ask permission to exist as she is or love who she loves. She understands that as much as Sehanine has chosen to live in her, her heart knows the divine will better than a deck of cards.
The other players in the group are seeing some changes in their characters as well. The dragonborn initially denied his heritage and wanted nothing to do with it, but now he wants to do what is right. He wants to be a faithful follower of Bahamut after seeing and experiencing the other side of things. Evil exists and there is a reason Bahamut stands up to it.
The tiefling is also beginning to see that there is some honor in this life and his mercenary past does not dictate his future. What once desired a level of control, now realized that those who follow choose to do so, and that being a leader means making the decisions and taking the heat for it. It is a job, but one he does well.
Cherry remains very much the same. She needs to have fun and if she’s bored, she’ll make her own fun. Very often her fun comes at the expense of others. She has difficulty biting her tongue, but has gotten better. Her first impression of a person is often the one she tends to keep, and she doesn’t believe that a person can change. Maybe because she herself has not changed…yet.
Well, now that my gnome mini is a poor representation of my character, and because I’ve really enjoyed playing the wizard, I decided to buy a real mini and paint it for the game. On order from Reaper, I’m waiting for Cassie, the gnome wizard. She’s cute, and hopefully the right size. Fits my character perfectly. I’d love to get new minis for everyone, because now that we’ve put so much time and thought into them, the generic D&D minis just don’t cut it. The dragonborn is just some human fighter who we meant to paint blue, the tiefling has a mohawk but no horns, and the halfling is actually another gnome but carries a handaxe. You can see the problem here. If I could afford it, I’d buy them all special minis. Perhaps if they would like to buy the mini, I can paint it for them. Would be nice.
